by Michael Crichton · Ediciones B. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440676689
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«La amenaza de Andrómeda» is the science fiction thriller by Michael Crichton, published by Ediciones B. in paperback (333 pages, in Spanish).
An American satellite veers off course during its launch and falls in a remote town, where it causes a mysterious epidemic that wipes out its inhabitants. A team of scientists must investigate the microorganism of extraterrestrial origin before the threat spreads and causes a global catastrophe.
First installment of the The Andromeda Strain series, originally published in 1969 and winner of the 1971 Seiun Award. This 1997 edition belongs to the Grandes Bestsellers collection of El Periódico.
Recommended for readers of science fiction and scientific suspense, and for those seeking a classic of the techno-thriller.
John Michael Crichton was an American author, screenwriter and filmmaker. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and over a dozen have been adapted into films. His literary works heavily feature technology and are usually within the science fiction, techno-thriller, and medical fiction genres. Crichton's novels often explore human technological advancement and attempted dominance over nature, both with frequently catastrophic results; many of his works are cautionary tales, especially regarding themes of biotechnology. Several of his stories center on themes of genetic modification, hybridization, paleontology and/or zoology. Many feature medical or scientific underpinnings, reflective of his own medical background.
